February 7, 2012

Perspective Magazine bills itself as the leading shared ownership publisher. It offers articles, insight and information about shared ownership trends and activities in four regions of the world: North America, Europe and Middle East, Asia Pacific and South Africa.

The publisher sponsored its second annual Global Networking Expo, called GNEX 2012, held at the Ritz Carlton Cancun in Cancun, Mexico. One hundred seventy seven delegates got together to discuss the industry and conduct business between January 31 and February 2, 2012. You can read more about the gathering here: http://perspectivemagazine.com/blog/2012/02/04/gnex-2012-is-a-roaring-success/

Of particular interest to us was Grand Luxxe was announced as the winner of Best Design - Interior. This is quite an acknowledgement that we Grand Luxxe Residence Club members own weeks of use at a very special place. Winners were picked by approximately 9,000 votes and input from the delegates.

The categories that were judged and their respective winners are as follows:

• Best Design – Exterior – Grand Solmar Land’s End Resort & Spa, Cabo San Lucas
• Best Design – Interior – Grand Luxxe Nuevo Vallarta

• Best Management Company – Classic Holidays
• Best Marketing Program – Corporate Alliance Marketing, Wyndham Vacation Ownership
• Best Place To Work – Hilton Grand Vacations
• Best Project Team – Dial An Exchange, North America Office
• Best Newcomer – Tesoro Resorts
• Best Individual Professional – Sales – Suraj Naik, Royal Resorts
• Best Individual Professional – Marketing – Erika Garcia, CEO, Blue Strawberry Resorts
• Best Green Initiative – Hacienda Tres Rios Resort, Spa and Nature Park
• Best Innovation – MAS International Company
• Best Media – Interval International’s Online Community
• Best Technology – Merlin Software
• Best Financial Services – Consumer Finance, Wyndham Vacation Resorts Asia Pacific
• Best Developer Partner (Over 50 Employees) – CSA Travel Protection
• Best Developer Partner (Under 50 Employees) – Lloydshare Limited
• Best Industry Leader – Bruce L. Thompson, CEO, Gold Key/PHR Hotels & Resorts
• Entrepreneur of the Year – John Spence, Chairman, Karma Royal Group

Congratulations to the Grand Luxxe Residence Club Nuevo Vallarta for winning the competitive category of Best Design - Interior!